4 PREFACE. 



Tlie work is designed primarily to be of prac- 

 tical value to those who have in view the pro- 

 duction of the types of horses in general re- 

 quest upon the farms and in the market places 

 of the United States. Fuirthermore, it has not 

 been deemed advisable to encroach to any ap- 

 preciable extent upon the special province of 

 the veterinary surgeon. It is submitted, there- 

 fore, as an aid to those who are engaged in the 

 breeding and handling of the every-day horse of 

 commerce; and in that field it is believed that 

 ^^The Horse Book" will meet an actual need. 

 The author desires us in this connection to 

 express his special indebtednes to the present 

 Managing Editor of The Breeder's Gazette, M^. 

 Alvin H. Sanders, for valuable suggestions in 

 the preparation and revision of the manuscript. 



